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Ten Anti-Traditional Myrtle Beach Courses

Some golf courses honor the game's roots, using minimalist, classically-styled, low-budget architecture. Then there are the head-turners that break the mold, utilizing the imagination (and machinery) of modern golf design. These are some of the Grand Strand's most dare-to-be-different golf courses . . .

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Inside the Ropes at the US Open (wrap up)

In real life, Joan Shafer is a global business consultant with a tremendous love of golf. This week she's a volunteer Marshall at the US Open on Hole #5. What follows are her observations from "inside the ropes." Final installment...

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10 Classic Myrtle Beach Courses That Traditionalists Will Love

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is a relatively new golf destination, with many of its courses not coming around until the 1980s and 1990s. That said, there are a handful of historic designs, including Pine Lakes Country Club, which dates back to 1927 (and is sporting a fresh new look). Other courses, while newer, were built with the game's traditional design traits in mind. Little land was moved, and the courses have a timeless look. Here are Myrtle Beach's top 10 best bets for design traditionalists.

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The Grand Strand's Top Signature Holes

Each golf trip has one: that special hole which leaves a lasting imprint in your noggin' long after you've returned home. Myrtle Beach golf courses are chock full of them. And, interestingly enough, the concept of a "signature hole" is considered by many golf architecture historians to have been born in Myrtle Beach at the Dunes Golf and Beach Club....

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Leopard's Chase at Ocean Ridge

Big, bold, and beautiful is the best way to describe the new Tim Cate course at Ocean Ridge. Leopard’s Chase is an architectural accomplishment of gigantic proportions. Every twist and turn presents unparalleled challenges and bountiful scenery. This par 72 layout is a pleasure to play and is already receiving rave reviews. It certainly deserves to be a part of the Big Cats family at Ocean Ridge.

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